Ti-6Al-4V合金方向光谱发射率特性研究

利用傅里叶红外光谱仪在温度范围为573～953 K、波长范围为3～20μm下测量Ti-6Al-4V合金在0°～84°下的方向光谱发射率,并系统研究了方向变化对其光谱发射率的影响。实验结果表明,在波长小于10.3μm的短波处,Ti-6Al-4V合金发射率在0°～84°下随角度变化呈现出类似绝缘体的特性,而在大于10.3μm的长波处,其变化呈现出类似金属的特性。该合金的光谱发射率在573～773 K范围内随温度的升高而增大,并且在0°～70°与80°～84°内随波长变化趋势相反。当Ti-6Al-4V合金氧化后,其发射率在60°时达到最大值且非金属特性在长波处随氧化时间增加越来越明显。由此可见,在不同测量角度下,温度、波长和氧化程度等因素对Ti-6Al-4V发射率的影响很大,该研究可以丰富Ti-6Al-4V合金的方向光谱发射率数据库,为辐射测温技术提供数据支持。     

钛合金的六角密堆α相中微量氢所引起的内耗峰

在100K到350K温度范围内,测量了含氢的Ti,Ti-6Al-4V,Ti-5Al-2.5Sn和Ti-50Nb合金的内耗。发现,除了存在已知的溶于Ti合金的体心立方β相中的氢snoek峰以外,还存在一个新的由溶于其六角密堆α-相中的微量氢所引起的弛豫内耗峰。对产生此峰的机制提出了一个初步的原子模型。 关键词：     

多晶凝固及后续调幅分解过程的晶体相场法模拟

采用晶体相场模型,模拟了二元合金多晶凝固及后续调幅分解全过程.结果表明,晶体相场模型可完整再现包括形核、生长、粗化、晶界形成等多晶生长过程以及圆满完成从凝固到调幅分解的多相变过程. 关键词： 晶体相场模型 多晶凝固 调幅分解 组织演化     

烧结β型Ti-Nb合金中由间隙原子引起的Snoek弛豫

用粉末冶金方法制备了不同Nb含量的Ti-Nb合金.用美国TA仪器公司的动力学分析仪Q800以单臂振动模式研究了不同Nb含量和不同热处理以及不同测量参数下的Ti-Nb合金的内耗行为,用X-射线衍射检测了不同样品的微观结构.实验表明,在水淬的和烧结态的Ti-Nb合金的内耗-温度曲线上均发现了弛豫型的内耗峰,这个内耗峰的高度与Nb含量有关,在低Nb含量的Ti-Nb合金样品中不出现,水淬样品内耗峰的最大值出现在Ti-35.4 wt.%Nb (以下称Ti-35.4Nb)的合金中,烧结态样品的内耗峰高度在实验成分范围内单调地随Nb含量而增加.水淬的Ti-35.4Nb合金的弛豫参数分别是激活能H_(wq)=(1.67±0.1) eV和指数前因子τ_(0wq)=1.1×10~(-17±1) s.另外,内耗峰的高度也与热处理有关,水淬的Ti-35.4Nb合金比具有相同成分的烧结态的合金的内耗峰高得多,淬火温度对内耗峰高度也有影响.研究发现,这个内耗峰与Ti-Nb合金中的β相有关,峰高取决于β相的稳定性及其含量,当β相的稳定性降低以及β相的量增加时,峰高增加.水淬Ti-35.4Nb合金中的β相是亚稳状态的β相(β_M),时效时β_M能转变成稳定的α相和稳定β相(β_S),烧结态合金中的β相是β_S.不同热处理状态下Ti-35.4Nb合金样品的微观结构的不同导致了内耗峰高度的差别.从微观结构分析,在淬火的合金中,峰高最大值出现在35 wt.%Nb含量附近的现象是由β相的稳定性和β_M相的量随Nb含量变化引起的.在烧结态的Ti-Nb合金中,峰高单调地随Nb含量的增加而增加的情况是由β_S的量决定的.在循环应力作用下,β_M或β_S相晶格点阵中氧原子的跳动和氧原子与替代原子的相互作用是产生内耗峰的根源.     

γ-α相变中不同晶界特征下铁素体生长形貌的相场模拟

利用多相场模型模拟了奥氏体(γ)-铁素体(α)相变过程中不同晶界特征下铁素体晶粒的形貌与生长动力学.模型中通过能量梯度系数和耦合项系数的协同变化定量表达晶界能与晶界迁移率的各向异性,同时固定相场界面宽度来保证计算精度.模拟结果显示:随着原奥氏体晶界能与铁素体-奥氏体晶界能比值σ_(γ,γ)/σ_(α,γ)的增加,三叉相界面处的平衡角β减小,铁素体晶粒沿原奥氏体晶界与垂直于奥氏体晶界方向的生长速率差变大.铁素体与奥氏体晶粒间的晶粒取向越接近,铁素体生长越缓慢.模拟结果可描述铁素体晶粒生长形貌的多样性,与实验结果符合.     

再结晶和外力场下第二相析出的相场法模拟

在讨论相场法模拟基本方程的基础上,提出了晶界范围宽度的新概念,解释了相场模拟模型中有序化参数梯度范围的物理意义,论证了晶界范围不是晶界原子错排的宽度,而是界面能和界面元素偏析存在范围的观点.建立了一个模拟合金再结晶的相场模型,提出了一系列法则来获得模型中各参数的物理真实值,以AZ31镁合金为例,实现了再结晶过程晶粒长大的真实时间和空间的模拟,通过与试验数据的对比证明了模型的有效性.此外,还列举了相场法模拟Ti-25Al-10Nb合金中O相在外力场作用下析出过程的一系列有趣的新结果,讨论了外力场对第二相析出的重要影响和机理以及模拟结果对合金开发潜在的重要指导意义. 关键词： 相场法 再结晶 析出 外力场     

深过冷液态Al-Ni合金中枝晶与共晶生长机理

在自由落体条件下实现了液态Al-4 wt.%Ni亚共晶、Al-5.69 wt.%Ni共晶和Al-8 wt.%Ni过共晶合金的深过冷与快速凝固. 计算表明, (Al+Al₃Ni)规则纤维状共晶的共生区是4.8–15 wt.%Ni成分范围内不闭合区域, 且强烈偏向Al₃Ni相一侧. 实验发现, 随液滴直径的减小, 合金熔体冷却速率和过冷度增大, (Al)和Al₃Ni相枝晶与其共晶的竞争生长引发了Al-Ni 共晶型合金微观组织演化. 在快速凝固过程中, Al-4 wt.%Ni亚共晶合金发生完全溶质截留效应, 从而形成亚稳单相固溶体. 当过冷度超过58K时, Al-5.69 wt.%Ni 共晶合金呈现从纤维状共晶向初生(Al) 枝晶为主的亚共晶组织演变. 若过冷度连续增大, Al-8 wt.%Ni过共晶合金可以形成全部纤维状共晶组织, 并且最终演变为粒状共晶.     

Fe-Cr二元合金微观组织演化的质量密度场耦合动力学Monte-Carlo模拟研究

本文建立了一种全新的将动力学Monte-Carlo粒子模拟与基于归一化Gauss函数基组的质量密度场空间粗粒化模型耦合的杂化模拟算法.采用该杂化模拟算法,系统对比研究了4种Cr原子含量分别为12.8%,20.0%, 30.0%和40.0%的Fe-Cr合金中Cr相在温度为673 K下的时效析出动力学机制,及其时效不同阶段微观组织形貌的演变规律.研究得出Fe-Cr (12.8%)合金富Cr相时效组织形貌呈现孤立颗粒状空间分布形态,时效机制属于形核-长大(NG)机制;对于Fe-Cr (30.0%)和Fe-Cr (40.0%),富Cr相时效形貌在形核-生长及熟化阶段均呈现为三维蠕虫状空间分布特征,时效机制属于条幅分解(SD)机制;对于Fe-Cr (20.0%)合金,其富Cr相组织演化特征介于NG和SD机制之间.研究进一步发现Cr原子短程序参量可用来分析富Cr相形核-生长阶段Fe-Cr合金原子尺度结构的演变,但对于时效熟化阶段微观结构组织变化不敏感.基于空间粗粒化后Fe-Cr合金微观组织形貌,进一步分析了4种Cr原子含量下Fe-Cr合金相变动力学参数如富Cr相体积分数、平均粒径及相颗粒数密度随时...     

横向限制下凝固微观组织演化的相场法模拟

凝固过程中横向限制挡板的存在对晶体微观结构的演化存在重要的影响, 不同性质的横向挡板将产生不同的限制效应, 对最终凝固微观组织形成起着决定性作用. 本文利用非等温相场模型, 定性地模拟了纯金属Ni凝固过程中横向限制的存在对其枝晶微观形貌演化的影响, 研究了不同尺寸及性质的横向挡板对枝晶微观结构形成的影响, 讨论了横向限制对不同初始枝晶间距枝晶形貌发展的作用. 计算结果表明, 横向限制挡板的存在将直接影响凝固过程中微观组织的形貌演化过程并最终改变微观结构. 随着横向挡板间距的减小, 微观组织变化更加明显; 挡板初始温度越低, 枝晶形貌改变越明显; 初始枝晶间距越大, 形貌变化越明显; 不同挡板高度对微观结构具有基本相同的影响. 关键词： 相场模拟 微观组织演化 横向限制     

超高速撞击下47Zr45Ti5Al3V合金的宏观与微观响应行为

为了研究新型锆钛合金47Zr45Ti5Al3V在空间微小碎片环境中的适用性,采用激光驱动微小飞片超高速撞击方式,开展了微小飞片单次和累积多次超高速撞击实验。采用表面轮廓仪测量了撞击坑深度,由此获得了在撞击速度范围内撞击坑深度与飞片速度、累积撞击次数的关系。通过扫描电镜和透射电镜研究了撞击坑周围的微观组织结构和形貌,发现在撞击坑周围没有形成微空洞、微裂纹、绝热剪切带等缺陷,也没有观测到明显的细化晶粒。此外,X射线衍射谱显示撞击坑周围仍然保持α和β两相结构,但是α→β相变使β相的含量增加。可以认为,新型合金47Zr45Ti5Al3V在超高速撞击后仍具有稳定的组织结构和机械性能,在空间微小碎片环境中具有较好的应用前景。     

Microstructure evolution of laser solid forming of Ti-Al-V ternary system alloys from blended elemental powders

Morphology evolution of prior β grains of laser solid forming (LSF) Ti-xAl-yV (x 11,y 20) alloys from blended elemental powders is investigated. The formation mechanism of grain morphology is revealed by incorporating columnar to equiaxed transition (CET) mechanism during solidification. The morphology of prior β grains of LSF Ti-6Al-yV changes from columnar to equiaxed grains with increasing element V content from 4 to 20 wt.-%. This agrees well with CET theoretical prediction. Likewise, the grain morphology of LSF Ti-xAl-2V from blended elemental powders changes from large columnar to small equiaxed with increasing Al content from 2 to 11 wt.-%. The macro-morphologies of LSF Ti-8Al-2V and Ti-11Al-2V from blended elemental powders do not agree with CET predictions. This is caused by the increased disturbance effects of mixing enthalpy with increasing Al content, generated in the alloying process of Ti, Al, and V in the molten pool.     

Crystallographic texture and microstructure evolution during hot compression of Ti–6Al–4V–0.1B alloy in the (α + β)-regime

Microstructure and texture are known to undergo drastic modifications due to trace hypoeutectic boron addition (~0.1 wt.%) for various titanium alloys e.g. Ti–6Al–4V. The deformation behaviour of such an alloy Ti–6Al–4V–0.1B is investigated in the (α?+?β) phase field and compared against that of the base alloy Ti–6Al–4V studied under selfsame conditions. The deformation microstructures for the two alloys display bending and kinking of α lamellae in near α and softening via globularization of α lamella in near β phase regimes, respectively. The transition temperature at which pure slip based deformation changes to softening is lower for the boron added alloy. The presence of TiB particles is largely held attributable for the early softening of Ti–6Al–4V–0.1B alloy. The compression texture of both the alloys carry signature of pure α phase defamation at lower temperature and α→β→α phase transformation near the β transus temperature. Texture is influenced by a complex interplay of the deformation and transformation processes in the intermediate temperature range. The contribution from phase transformation is prominent for Ti–6Al–4V–0.1B alloy at comparatively lower temperature.     

Microstructure effect on microtopography of chemically etched α + β Ti alloys

Microstructure effect on chemical etching behavior of the annealed Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-3Al-2.5V titanium (Ti) alloys was compared with that of unalloyed commercially pure titanium. The microstructural evolution of structure phases after annealing the titanium and its alloys at temperature near and above β transus and followed by furnace cooling to room temperature was studied using optical microscope, scanning electron microscope and X-ray diffraction techniques. The microstructure study illustrates that the heat treatment enhanced partitioning effect allows extensive formation of hemispherical and near spherical pits roughened surface to be readily acquired by chemically etching the annealed α + β titanium alloys. The kinetics of the chemical etching reaction process show a linear dependence on time. The annealed α + β titanium alloys that exhibit relatively lower weight loss and thickness reduction rate illustrate less chemical activity than the annealed unalloyed titanium.     

Accelerated formation of an ultrafine-grained structure in a two-phase Ti alloy during compression with decreasing temperatures

ABSTRACT

Ultrafine-grained (UFG) structure is beneficial for overcoming the strength-ductility trade-off and enhancing the superplasticity of two-phase Ti alloys. Recently, it has been demonstrated that compression with decreasing temperatures is effective for producing UFG two-phase Ti alloys initially with lamellar microstructures. However, the effect of lamellar thickness on the microstructural evolution during this process has not yet been fully elucidated. In this study, Ti-6Al-4V alloys with different lamellar thicknesses were compressed while the processing temperature was decreased from 800°C to 600°C. The thinner lamellar microstructure was preferable for preventing void/crack formation, while accelerating the continuous dynamic recrystallisation, thus providing a fully UFG structure at a relatively low strain of 1.4. In addition, the origin of different plastic flows in each sample was analysed in detail by analysing the microstructural evolution. These findings demonstrate that the processing method is effective for reducing the grain size of a two-phase Ti alloy without severe plastic deformation techniques, which require large strain (≥4). A reduction in the strain required to achieve the UFG structure would be beneficial because conventional metal-forming processes, i.e. rolling, extrusion, or forging, which are suitable for mass production, could be used.     

Assessment of precipitates of aged Ti-6Al-4V alloy by ultrasonic attenuation

Abstract

Ti-6Al-4V alloy with different microstructures was investigated by means of ultrasonic attenuation measurements. Widmanstätten and equiaxed microstructures were obtaining by heat treating a Ti-6Al-4V alloy. These two microstructures were over-aged at 545 °C at different ageing times. In order to find out the factors affecting the variation in the ultrasonic attenuation, the heat-treated samples were examined by optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Based on the theory of ultrasonic attenuation in a solid media, the mechanisms of ultrasonic attenuation in the Ti-6Al-4V alloy with different microstructures were analysed. It was found that in both cases with Widmanstätten and equiaxed microstructures, the ultrasonic attenuation increased with frequency. After ageing, the ultrasonic attenuation was mainly attributed to the scattering loss which included the stochastic and the Rayleigh scattering due to the precipitation of Ti₃Al particles homogeneously distributed in the α phase. Data analysis presented in the study showed that ultrasonic attenuation yields more accurate area fractions of precipitates predictions when a polynomial fit is performed.     

Evolution of the structural and phase states of a Ti-6Al-4V alloy in forming submicrocrystalline structure with the use of temporary hydrogenation

The special features of the evolution of the structural and phase states of a Ti-6Al-4V alloy in forming submicrocrystalline structure with the use of temporary hydrogen treatment are studied by electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction analysis. Plastic deformation in the α + β two-phase region at 1023 K is found to initiate a complete β → α transformation in a Ti-6Al-4V-H alloy to form an α phase with lattice parameters different from those of the equilibrium α phase. Isothermal annealing at a dehydrogenation temperature of 873 K gives rise to α + β two-phase submicrocrystalline structure with a grain size of ∼ 0.3 μm. The use of nonequilibrium hydrogen release in the deformed Ti-6Al-4V-H alloy exposed to electron beams is shown to result in one-phase submicrocrystalline structure and grain refining. Possible reasons underlying the phase transformations in the alloy under study are discussed. __________ Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 4, pp. 86–91, April, 2006.     

Superplastic Deformation of Titanium Alloy with Different Structure and Phase Composition

Russian Physics Journal - The α+β titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V having different structure and phase composition is investigated in this paper under the tensile deformation in the temperature...     

The effect of thermal aging on the strength and the thermoelectric power of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy

When the Ti-6Al-4V alloy is overaged at 500-600°C, nanometer-sized α₂ (Ti₃Al) particles can be homogeneously precipitated inside a phases, thereby leading to strength improvement. Widmanstätten and equiaxed microstructures containing fine α₂ (Ti₃Al) particles were obtained by overaging the Ti-6Al-4V alloy. Precipitation of α₂ (Ti₃Al) particles was monitored using thermoelectric power measurements for different aging conditions in the Ti-6Al-4V alloy. Overaging heat treatments were conducted at 515, 545 and 575°C for different aging times. In addition, overaging samples were examined by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and hardness measurements. It was found that the thermoelectric power is very sensitive to the aging process in the two studied Ti-6Al-4V structures.     

The influence of interface reaction zone on interfacial fracture toughness of SiC fiber reinforced titanium matrix composites

A fiber-reaction zone-matrix three-phase model is developed to evaluate the interfacial fracture toughness of titanium alloys reinforced by SiC monofilaments. Based on fracture mechanics, theoretical equations of G_IIc are presented, and the effects of several key factors such as crack length and the interface reaction zone thickness on the critical applied stress necessary for crack growth and interfacial fracture toughness are discussed. Finally, the interfacial fracture toughness of typical composites including Sigma1240/Ti-6Al-4V, SCS-6/Ti-6Al-4V, SCS-6/Timetal 834, SCS-6/Timetal 21s, SCS-6/Ti-24Al-11Nb and SCS-6/Ti-15V-3Cr are predicted by the model. The results show that the model can reliably predict the interfacial fracture toughness of the titanium matrix composites.     

Influence of material processing and interface on the fiber fragmentation process in titanium matrix composites

The objective of this work is to study the effect of composite processing conditions on the nature of the fiber–matrix interface in titanium matrix composites and the resulting fragmentation behavior of the fiber. Titanium matrix, single fiber composites (SFCs) were fabricated by diffusion bonding and tensile tested along the fiber axis to determine their interfacial load transfer characteristics and the resulting fiber fragmentation behavior. Two different titanium alloys, Ti-6Al-4V (wt%) and Ti-14Al-21Nb (wt%), were used as matrix material with SiC (SCS-6) fibers as reinforcement. The tensile tests were conducted at ambient temperature and were continuously monitored by acoustic emission. It was observed that the Ti-6Al-4V/SCS-6 composite system exhibited a greater degree of fiber–matrix interfacial reaction, as well as a rougher interface, compared to Ti-14Al-21Nb/SCS-6 composites. Acoustic emissions during tensile testing showed that most of the fiber fractures in Ti-6Al-4V/SCS-6 occurred at strains below ～5% and the fragmentation ceased at ～10% strain corresponding to specimen necking. In contrast, the Ti-14Al-21Nb/SCS-6 composite deformed without necking and fiber fractures occurred throughout the plastic range until final fracture of the specimen at about 12% strain. The markedly different fragmentation characteristics of these two composites were attributed to differences in the fiber–matrix interfacial regions and matrix deformation behavior.